by Gregor Kollmorgen, NLM The Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, recently attended a conference in Barcelona. On this occasion, he was interviewed by Catalunya Cristiana. Here is an NLM translation of the parts of this quite inspiring interview, which concern the liturgy. I have taken the liberty to highlight [...]
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WHISPERS IN THE LOGGIA – B16′s weekend integration of Cardinal Peter Turkson into his top team was just the latest instance of this pontificate’s significant trait for drawing senior Curialists from among the ranks of diocesan bishops. For the record, that’s Joseph Ratzinger’s keen commentary on a longstanding complaint of ordinaries the world over — [...]
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On October 24th, His Excellency, Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, Bishop of Lincoln conferred Tonsure on 14 men and the Subdiaconate to one other from Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Lincoln. This was truly a joyous day for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter as they also had 16 other men tonsured on the same day from [...]
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VATICAN CITY, 26 OCT 2009 ( VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICES ) – The Holy See Press Office released the following communique late this morning: “On Monday 26 October in the Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, headquarters of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, the study commission made up of [...]
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ATHANASIUS CONTRA MUNDUM – There is some exciting news recently, as nearly 1,000 Anglican priests and some of their faithful will enter full communion with the Catholic Church. To facilitate this, the Holy Father is expanding the already extent “Anglican Rite” to incorporate the Anglican Tradition. Now this may give some traditional Catholics pause, but [...]
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by Michael Hughes, Una Voce Carmel Webmaster Today’s (yesterday) announcement of an Apostolic Constitution aimed at accommodating long-suffering Anglicans is welcome news. Why? Several reasons: It is truly ecumenical, but not in the way most dreamy, fringe Catholics — like Cardinal Kasper — will understand. For most modernist Catholics, their [...]
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The Vatican today made a dramatic announcement: Pope Benedict has authorized a bold new plan to bring Anglicans back into full union with Rome. But many questions remain unanswered By Robert Moynihan, reporting from Rome ==================================== VATICAN CITY, October 20, 2009 — Dramatic news today — as dramatic as the decision earlier this [...]
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In a new pastoral letter on Church renewal, Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City denounces false interpretations of the Second Vatican Council and calls upon Catholics to “reclaim and strengthen our understanding of the deposit of faith.” Bishop Nickless, originally a priest of the Archdiocese of Denver who served as Archbishop Charles Chaput’s vicar [...]
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WHISPERS IN THE LOGGIA- As the Holy See remains open for business on Saturdays, weekend news is always a possibility on the beat… and true to form, a move announced this morning will likely garner no shortage of reaction in church circles, and from all sides at that. Earlier today, B16 named the church’s “chief [...]
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Tomorrow morning (Sunday Oct 18th) for the first time in 40 years, a solemn High Mass according to the old rite will be celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica. The celebrant: American Archbishop Raymond Burke By Robert Moynihan, reporting from Rome ==================================== Update: More Pictures here and here Passages referring to the long wandering of [...]
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